''We are partners with CSA,'' Rao said, adding that the idea is to alert farmers to 'fake' seeds and promote sustainable agriculture.

Rao said such materials, often peddled by transnational companies with the help of domestic counterparts, were hurting traditional resources. ''Slowly the entire biodiversity is getting lost.'' He cited BT Cotton seed as an example. Rao said the crop in question had turned out to be hazardous and there were reports of many sheep having died after grazing on its leaves.